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The Owlman of Mawnan

Mawnan Smith, Cornwall

Two girls see a huge owl-like man hovering above a church tower.

In April 1976, two young sisters on holiday said they saw a huge winged figure, like a man with the face of an owl, hovering above the tower of Mawnan church. Over the next few years, other people reported seeing it in the woods nearby.

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When
1976
Where
50.1000, -5.0900
Group
Unexplained

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St Mawnan church, with woodland paths down to the Helford River.

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